“Chronological order is not the only order,” says Jay in this episode, but “it’s not a bad” one. The episode starts in the sixteenth century—“Gaudete, Christus est natus.” It stays there for a while and then goes to Bach, spirituals, Reger, Berlin (Irving), jazz, and more. A beautiful and diverse seasonal outpouring. A gift from composers, poets, and musical performers.
Trad., “Gaudete, Christus est natus”
Trad., “Ding Dong Merrily on High”
Walton, “What cheer?”
Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” from the Christmas Oratorio
Trad., “I Saw Three Ships”
Reger, “Mariae Wiegenlied”
Martin/Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Brahe/Taylor, “Bless This House”
Berlin, “White Christmas”
Pierpont, “Jingle Bells”
Trad., “What Month Was Jesus Born In?”
Coots/Gillespie, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
Trad., “Jerusalem in the Morning”
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“Chronological order is not the only order,” says Jay in this episode, but “it’s not a bad” one. The episode starts in the sixteenth century—“Gaudete, Christus est natus.” It stays there for a while and then goes to Bach, spirituals, Reger, Berlin (Irving), jazz, and more. A beautiful and diverse seasonal outpouring. A gift from composers, poets, and musical performers.
Trad., “Gaudete, Christus est natus”
Trad., “Ding Dong Merrily on High”
Walton, “What cheer?”
Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” from the Christmas Oratorio
Trad., “I Saw Three Ships”
Reger, “Mariae Wiegenlied”
Martin/Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Brahe/Taylor, “Bless This House”
Berlin, “White Christmas”
Pierpont, “Jingle Bells”
Trad., “What Month Was Jesus Born In?”
Coots/Gillespie, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
Trad., “Jerusalem in the Morning”
Lately, Jay has been writing about Stefan Zweig’s memoirs, “The World of Yesterday.” Zweig was a writer of immense talent and versatility. He also knew a lot of music and a lot of musicians. Composers set poems of his to music. Strauss collaborated with him on an opera. This episode is dedicated to Zweig and music.
Reger, “Ein Drängen ist in meinem Herzen”
List, “Feux follets”
Marx, “Ein Drängen ist in meinem Herzen”
Strauss, “Die schweigsame Frau,” Act I, finale
Strauss, “Die schweigsame Frau,” “Wie schön ist doch die Musik”
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“Chronological order is not the only order,” says Jay in this episode, but “it’s not a bad” one. The episode starts in the sixteenth century—“Gaudete, Christus est natus.” It stays there for a while and then goes to Bach, spirituals, Reger, Berlin (Irving), jazz, and more. A beautiful and diverse seasonal outpouring. A gift from composers, poets, and musical performers.
Trad., “Gaudete, Christus est natus”
Trad., “Ding Dong Merrily on High”
Walton, “What cheer?”
Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” from the Christmas Oratorio
Trad., “I Saw Three Ships”
Reger, “Mariae Wiegenlied”
Martin/Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Brahe/Taylor, “Bless This House”
Berlin, “White Christmas”
Pierpont, “Jingle Bells”
Trad., “What Month Was Jesus Born In?”
Coots/Gillespie, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
Trad., “Jerusalem in the Morning”
